SAYC

• vs. (1♣): Opps Bid
  • D: Takeout | 13+ (hcp + shortness) | Short ♣, 3+ card support for ♦/♥/♠ | (or any 17+)
    • Pass: Penalty | 5+ strong ♣s
    • 1♦: 0-8 | 4+♦ | Usually no 4 card major
    • 1♥: 0-8 | 4+♥ (rarely 3)
    • 1♠: 0-8 | 4+♠ (rarely 3)
    • 1NT: 7-10 hcp | ♣ stopper | Balanced, no 4 card major
    • 2♣: 11+ | Asks partner to pick a major | Usually 4♥+4♠
    • 2♦: 8-11 | 4+♦
    • 2♥: 8-11 | 4+♥
    • 2♠: 8-11 | 4+♠
    • 2NT: 11-13 hcp | ♣ stopper | Balanced, no 4 card major
    • 3♦: 8-11
    • 3♥: 8-11 | Distributional game invite | Non-forcing
    • 3♠: 8-11 | Distributional game invite | Non-forcing
    • 3NT: 13+ hcp | ♣ stopper | Balanced, no 4 card major
    • 4♥: To play
    • 4♠: To play
  • 1♦: 7-16 hcp | 5+♦
  • 1♥: 7-16 hcp | 5+♥
  • 1♠: 7-16 hcp | 5+♠
  • 1NT: 15-18 HCP | Balanced | ♣ stopper
    • 2♣: STAYMAN | 8+ | Asks for 4+ card major |
      • 2♦: No 4+ card major | Any strength
        • 2♥: 8-9 | 5♥ | 4♠ | Invites game in 3NT or 4♥ | Non-forcing
        • 2♠: 8-9 | 5♠ | 4♥ | Invites game in 3NT or 4♠ | Non-forcing
        • 2NT: 8-9 | Invites 3NT | Non-forcing
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | May not have a 4 card major
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | May not have a 4 card major
        • 3♥: 10-14 | 5♥ | 4♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
        • 3♠: 10-14 | 5♠ | 4♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
        • 3NT: 10-14 |
      • 2♥: 4-5 ♥ | May have 4♠
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 0-3♥ | 4♠ | Non-forcing
          • 3♥: good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
            • 3NT: 0-2♥ |
            • 4♥: 3♥ |
          • 3♠: 15 or bad 16 | 4♠ |
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | 2-3♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | 4♠ |
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♥: 8-9 | 4-5♥ |
          • 4♥: good 16-17 | Accepting invite
        • 3♠: 10+ | 4+♥ | Agrees ♥s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 0-3♥ | 4♠ | Non-forcing
          • 4♠: 4♠ |
        • 4♥: 10-14 | 4-5♥ |
      • 2♠: 4-5 ♠ | 2-3 ♥ |
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 0-3♠ | 4♥ | Non-forcing
          • 3♠: good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
            • 3NT: 0-2♠ |
            • 4♠: 3♠ |
          • 3NT: good 16-17 |
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
        • 3♥: 10+ | 4+♠ | Agrees ♠s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
        • 3♠: 8-9 | 4-5♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | Accepting invite
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 0-3♠ | 4♥ | Non-forcing
    • 2♦: 5+♥ | Any strength
      • 2♥: 2+♥ |
        • 2♠: 8-9 | 5♠ | 5♥ | Non-forcing
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 5♥ | Invites 3NT or 4♥
          • 3♥: 15 or bad 16 | 3+♥
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | Usually 2♥ |
          • 4♥: good 16-17 | 3+♥
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♥: 8-9 | 6+♥ | Invites 4♥
          • 4♥: good 16-17
        • 3♠: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♠ |
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
          • 4♥: 3+♥
        • 4♣: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♣ |
        • 4♦: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♦ |
        • 4♥: 6+♥ | Mild slam interest
        • 4NT: Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♥ or 6NT | Non-forcing
          • 6♥: Accepting invite with ♥ fit
          • 6NT: Accepting invite, usually with 2♥
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 4+♥ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
        • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♥)
    • 2♥: 5+♠ | Any strength
      • 2♠: 2+♠ |
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 5♠ | Invites 3NT or 4♠
          • 3♠: 15 or bad 16 | 3+♠
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | Usually 2♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | 3+♠
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♥: 10+ | 5♥ | 5♠ |
        • 3♠: 8-9 | 6+♠ | Invites 4♠
          • 4♠: good 16-17
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
          • 4♠: 3+♠
        • 4♣: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♣ |
        • 4♦: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♦ |
        • 4♥: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♥ |
        • 4♠: 6+♠ | Mild slam try | Non-forcing
        • 4NT: Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♠ or 6NT | Non-forcing
          • 6♠: Accepting invite with ♠ fit
          • 6NT: Accepting invite, usually with 2♠
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 4+♠ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
        • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
    • 2♠: Transfer to 3♣ | 0-7 | 6+ card minor (♣ OR ♦)
      • 3♣: Responder will pass or correct to 3♦
        • 3♦: 0-7 | 6+♦ | To play
    • 2NT: 8-9 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
      • 3NT: good 16-17
    • 3♦: 6+♦ | Invites 3NT | Good 6+ card suit without side suit strength | Non-forcing
      • 3NT: Accepting invite. Usually based on a 3+ card ♦ holding.
    • 3♥: 6+ strong ♥ | Slam interest | Sets ♥ as trump, asks opener to cuebid
      • 3♠: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
    • 3♠: 6+ strong ♠ | Slam interest | Sets ♠ as trump, asks opener to cuebid
      • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
    • 3NT: 10-14 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
    • 4♦: TEXAS | 6+♥ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♥: 2+♥
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♥)
    • 4♥: TEXAS | 6+♠ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♠: 2+♠
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
  • 2♣: MICHAELS | ♥+♠ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+ |
    • 2♦: 6+♦ | No 3 card major | To play
    • 2♥: Prefers ♥ | No game interest
    • 2♠: Prefers ♠ | No game interest
    • 3♣: Game or slam try in a major
      • 3♥: Minimum, rejecting invite | Any other bid shows a non-minimum
    • 3♥:
    • 3♠:
    • 3NT: To play
    • 4♥: To play. Often preemptive.
    • 4♠: To play. Often preemptive.
  • 2♦: 5-10 hcp | 6+♦
  • 2♥: 5-10 hcp | 6+♥
  • 2♠: 5-10 hcp | 6+♠
  • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♦+♥ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
    • 3♦: Prefers ♦ | No game interest
    • 3♥: Prefers ♥ | No game interest
    • 3NT: To play.
    • 4♦:
    • 4♥: To play. May be preemptive.
    • 5♦: To play. May be preemptive.
  • 3♣: Natural | 6+ good ♣ | 11-15 hcp
  • 3♦: <10 hcp | 7+♦ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♥: <10 hcp | 7+♥ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♠: <10 hcp | 7+♠ (occasionally 6)
  • 3NT: To play
  • 4♦:
  • 4♥: To play. May be preemptive.
  • 4♠: To play. May be preemptive.
  • (1♦): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♥+♠ | At least 5-5
  • (1♥): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♦+♠ | At least 5-5
  • (1♠): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♦+♥ | At least 5-5
  • (1NT): Opps Bid
    • 2♣: MICHAELS | ♥+♠ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
  • (2♣): Opps Bid
• vs. (1♦): Opps Bid
  • D: Takeout | 13+ (hcp + shortness) | Short ♦, 3+ card support for ♣/♥/♠ | (or any 17+)
    • Pass: Penalty | 5+ strong ♦s
    • 1♥: 0-8 | 4+♥ (rarely 3)
    • 1♠: 0-8 | 4+♠ (rarely 3)
    • 1NT: 7-10 hcp | ♦ stopper | Balanced, no 4 card major
    • 2♣: 0-8 | 4+♣ | Usually no 4 card major
    • 2♦: 11+ | Asks partner to pick a major | Usually 4♥+4♠
    • 2♥: 8-11 | 4+♥
    • 2♠: 8-11 | 4+♠
    • 2NT: 11-13 hcp | ♦ stopper | Balanced, no 4 card major
    • 3♣:
    • 3♥: 8-11 | Distributional game invite | Non-forcing
    • 3♠: 8-11 | Distributional game invite | Non-forcing
    • 3NT: 13+ hcp | ♦ stopper | Balanced, no 4 card major
    • 4♥: To play
    • 4♠: To play
  • 1♥: 7-16 hcp | 5+♥
  • 1♠: 7-16 hcp | 5+♠
  • 1NT: 15-18 HCP | Balanced | ♦ stopper
    • 2♣: STAYMAN | 8+ | Asks for 4+ card major |
      • 2♦: No 4+ card major | Any strength
        • 2♥: 8-9 | 5♥ | 4♠ | Invites game in 3NT or 4♥ | Non-forcing
        • 2♠: 8-9 | 5♠ | 4♥ | Invites game in 3NT or 4♠ | Non-forcing
        • 2NT: 8-9 | Invites 3NT | Non-forcing
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | May not have a 4 card major
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | May not have a 4 card major
        • 3♥: 10-14 | 5♥ | 4♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
        • 3♠: 10-14 | 5♠ | 4♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
        • 3NT: 10-14 |
      • 2♥: 4-5 ♥ | May have 4♠
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 0-3♥ | 4♠ | Non-forcing
          • 3♥: good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
            • 3NT: 0-2♥ |
            • 4♥: 3♥ |
          • 3♠: 15 or bad 16 | 4♠ |
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | 2-3♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | 4♠ |
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♥: 8-9 | 4-5♥ |
          • 4♥: good 16-17 | Accepting invite
        • 3♠: 10+ | 4+♥ | Agrees ♥s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 0-3♥ | 4♠ | Non-forcing
          • 4♠: 4♠ |
        • 4♥: 10-14 | 4-5♥ |
      • 2♠: 4-5 ♠ | 2-3 ♥ |
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 0-3♠ | 4♥ | Non-forcing
          • 3♠: good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
            • 3NT: 0-2♠ |
            • 4♠: 3♠ |
          • 3NT: good 16-17 |
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
        • 3♥: 10+ | 4+♠ | Agrees ♠s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
        • 3♠: 8-9 | 4-5♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | Accepting invite
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 0-3♠ | 4♥ | Non-forcing
    • 2♦: 5+♥ | Any strength
      • 2♥: 2+♥ |
        • 2♠: 8-9 | 5♠ | 5♥ | Non-forcing
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 5♥ | Invites 3NT or 4♥
          • 3♥: 15 or bad 16 | 3+♥
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | Usually 2♥ |
          • 4♥: good 16-17 | 3+♥
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♥: 8-9 | 6+♥ | Invites 4♥
          • 4♥: good 16-17
        • 3♠: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♠ |
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
          • 4♥: 3+♥
        • 4♣: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♣ |
        • 4♦: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♦ |
        • 4♥: 6+♥ | Mild slam interest
        • 4NT: Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♥ or 6NT | Non-forcing
          • 6♥: Accepting invite with ♥ fit
          • 6NT: Accepting invite, usually with 2♥
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 4+♥ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
        • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♥)
    • 2♥: 5+♠ | Any strength
      • 2♠: 2+♠ |
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 5♠ | Invites 3NT or 4♠
          • 3♠: 15 or bad 16 | 3+♠
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | Usually 2♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | 3+♠
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♥: 10+ | 5♥ | 5♠ |
        • 3♠: 8-9 | 6+♠ | Invites 4♠
          • 4♠: good 16-17
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
          • 4♠: 3+♠
        • 4♣: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♣ |
        • 4♦: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♦ |
        • 4♥: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♥ |
        • 4♠: 6+♠ | Mild slam try | Non-forcing
        • 4NT: Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♠ or 6NT | Non-forcing
          • 6♠: Accepting invite with ♠ fit
          • 6NT: Accepting invite, usually with 2♠
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 4+♠ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
        • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
    • 2♠: Transfer to 3♣ | 0-7 | 6+ card minor (♣ OR ♦)
      • 3♣: Responder will pass or correct to 3♦
        • 3♦: 0-7 | 6+♦ | To play
    • 2NT: 8-9 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
      • 3NT: good 16-17
    • 3♣: 6+♣ | Invites 3NT | Good 6+ card suit without side suit strength | Non-forcing
      • 3NT: Accepting invite. Usually based on a 3+ card ♣ holding.
    • 3♥: 6+ strong ♥ | Slam interest | Sets ♥ as trump, asks opener to cuebid
      • 3♠: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
    • 3♠: 6+ strong ♠ | Slam interest | Sets ♠ as trump, asks opener to cuebid
      • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
    • 3NT: 10-14 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
    • 4♦: TEXAS | 6+♥ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♥: 2+♥
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♥)
    • 4♥: TEXAS | 6+♠ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♠: 2+♠
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
  • 2♣: 5+♣ | 11+ points
  • 2♦: MICHAELS | ♥+♠ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+ |
    • 2♥: Prefers ♥ | No game interest
    • 2♠: Prefers ♠ | No game interest
    • 3♦: Game or slam try in a major
      • 3♥: Minimum, rejecting invite | Any other bid shows a non-minimum
    • 3♥:
    • 3♠:
    • 3NT: To play
    • 4♥: To play. Often preemptive.
    • 4♠: To play. Often preemptive.
  • 2♥: 5-10 hcp | 6+♥
  • 2♠: 5-10 hcp | 6+♠
  • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♥ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
    • 3♣: Prefers ♣ | No game interest
    • 3♥: Prefers ♥ | No game interest
    • 3NT: To play.
    • 4♣:
    • 4♥: To play. May be preemptive.
    • 5♣: To play. May be preemptive.
  • 3♣: <10 hcp | 7+♣ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♦: Natural | 6+ good ♦ | 11-15 hcp
  • 3♥: <10 hcp | 7+♥ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♠: <10 hcp | 7+♠ (occasionally 6)
  • 3NT: To play
  • 4♣:
  • 4♥: To play. May be preemptive.
  • 4♠: To play. May be preemptive.
  • (1♥): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♠ | At least 5-5
  • (1♠): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♥ | At least 5-5
  • (1NT): Opps Bid
    • 2♦: MICHAELS | ♥+♠ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
  • (2♣): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Takeout | ♥+♠ | At least 5-5
  • (2♦): Opps Bid
• vs. (1♥): Opps Bid
  • D: Takeout | 13+ (hcp + shortness) | Short ♥, 3+ card support for ♣/♦/♠ | (or any 17+)
    • Pass: Penalty | 3-4 sure ♥ tricks
    • 1♠: 0-8 | 4+♠ (rarely 3)
    • 1NT: 7-10 hcp | ♥ stopper | Balanced without 4♠
    • 2♣: 0-8 | 4+♣ | Usually 0-3♠
    • 2♦: 0-8 | 4+♦ | Usually 0-3♠
    • 2♥: 11+ | Unsure of best suit or game forcing
    • 2♠: 8-11 | 4+♠
    • 2NT: 11-13 hcp | ♥ stoppers | Balanced without 4♠
    • 3♣:
    • 3♦:
    • 3♠: 8-11 | Distributional game invite | Non-forcing
    • 3NT: 13+ hcp | ♥ stoppers | Balanced without 4♠
    • 4♠: To play
  • 1♠: 7-16 hcp | 5+♠
  • 1NT: 15-18 HCP | Balanced | ♥ stopper
    • 2♣: STAYMAN | 8+ | Asks for 4+ card spade suit |
      • 2♦: 2-3♠ | Any strength
        • 2NT: 8-9 | Invites 3NT | Non-forcing
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | May not have 4♠
        • 3NT: 10-14 |
      • 2♠: 4-5 ♠ |
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | May not have 4♠
        • 3♥: 10+ | 4+♠ | Agrees ♠s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
        • 3♠: 8-9 | 4-5♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | Accepting invite
    • 2♥: 5+♠ | Any strength
      • 2♠: 2+♠ |
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 5♠ | Invites 3NT or 4♠
          • 3♠: 15 or bad 16 | 3+♠
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | Usually 2♠ |
          • 4♠: good 16-17 | 3+♠
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♥: 10+ | 5♥ | 5♠ |
        • 3♠: 8-9 | 6+♠ | Invites 4♠
          • 4♠: good 16-17
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
          • 4♠: 3+♠
        • 4♣: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♣ |
        • 4♦: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♦ |
        • 4♥: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♠ | 0-1 ♥ |
        • 4♠: 6+♠ | Mild slam try | Non-forcing
        • 4NT: Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♠ or 6NT | Non-forcing
          • 6♠: Accepting invite with ♠ fit
          • 6NT: Accepting invite, usually with 2♠
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 4+♠ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
        • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
    • 2♠: Transfer to 3♣ | 0-7 | 6+ card minor (♣ OR ♦)
      • 3♣: Responder will pass or correct to 3♦
        • 3♦: 0-7 | 6+♦ | To play
    • 2NT: 8-9 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
      • 3NT: good 16-17
    • 3♣: 6+♣ | Invites 3NT | Good 6+ card suit without side suit strength | Non-forcing
      • 3NT: Accepting invite. Usually based on a 3+ card ♣ holding.
    • 3♦: 6+♦ | Invites 3NT | Good 6+ card suit without side suit strength | Non-forcing
      • 3NT: Accepting invite. Usually based on a 3+ card ♦ holding.
    • 3♠: 6+ strong ♠ | Slam interest | Sets ♠ as trump, asks opener to cuebid
      • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
    • 3NT: 10-14 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
    • 4♥: TEXAS | 6+♠ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♠: 2+♠
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
  • 2♣: 5+♣ | 11+ points
  • 2♦: 5+♦ | 11+ points
  • 2♥: MICHAELS | ♠ + a minor | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+ |
    • 2♠: Prefers ♠ | No game interest
    • 2NT: Asks for minor
      • 3♣:
      • 3♦:
    • 3♣: 6+♣ | Non-forcing
    • 3♦: 6+♦ | Non-forcing
    • 3♥: Game or slam try in ♠
      • 3♠: Minimum, rejecting invite
    • 3♠:
    • 3NT: To play
    • 4♠: To play. Often preemptive.
  • 2♠: 5-10 hcp | 6+♠
  • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♦ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
    • 3♣: Prefers ♣ | No game interest
    • 3♦: Prefers ♦ | No game interest
    • 3NT: To play.
    • 4♣:
    • 4♦:
    • 5♣: To play. Often preemptive.
    • 5♦: To play. Often preemptive.
  • 3♣: <10 hcp | 7+♣ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♦: <10 hcp | 7+♦ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♠: <10 hcp | 7+♠ (occasionally 6)
  • 3NT: To play
  • 4♣:
  • 4♦:
  • 4♠: To play. May be preemptive.
  • (1♠): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♦ | At least 5-5
  • (1NT): Opps Bid
    • 2♥: MICHAELS | ♠+minor | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
  • (2♣): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♦+♠ | At least 5-5
  • (2♦): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♠ | At least 5-5
  • (2♥): Opps Bid
• vs. (1♠): Opps Bid
  • D: Takeout | 13+ (hcp + shortness) | Short ♠, 3+ card support for ♣/♦/♥ | (or any 17+)
    • Pass: Penalty | 3-4 sure ♠ tricks
    • 1NT: 7-10 hcp | ♠ stopper | Balanced without 4♥
    • 2♣: 0-8 | 4+♣ | Usually 0-3♥
    • 2♦: 0-8 | 4+♦ | Usually 0-3♥
    • 2♥: 0-8 | 4+♥ |
    • 2♠: 11+ | Unsure of best suit or game forcing
    • 2NT: 11-13 hcp | ♠ stoppers | Balanced without 4♥
    • 3♣:
    • 3♦:
    • 3♥: 8-11 | 4+♥ |
    • 3NT: 13+ hcp | ♠ stoppers | Balanced without 4♥
    • 4♥: To play
  • 1NT: 15-18 HCP | Balanced | ♣ stopper
    • 2♣: STAYMAN | 8+ | Asks for 4 card heart suit|
      • 2♦: 2-3♥ | Any strength
        • 2NT: 8-9 | Invites 3NT | Non-forcing
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | May not have a 4 card major
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | May not have a 4 card major
        • 3NT: 10-14 |
      • 2♥: 4-5 ♥ |
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
        • 3♥: 8-9 | 4-5♥ |
          • 4♥: good 16-17 | Accepting invite
        • 3♠: 10+ | 4+♥ | Agrees ♥s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
        • 4♥: 10-14 | 4-5♥ |
    • 2♦: 5+♥ | Any strength
      • 2♥: 2+♥ |
        • 2♠: 8-9 | 5♠ | 5♥ | Non-forcing
        • 2NT: 8-9 | 5♥ | Invites 3NT or 4♥
          • 3♥: 15 or bad 16 | 3+♥
          • 3NT: good 16-17 | Usually 2♥ |
          • 4♥: good 16-17 | 3+♥
        • 3♣: 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♦: 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
        • 3♥: 8-9 | 6+♥ | Invites 4♥
          • 4♥: good 16-17
        • 3♠: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♠ |
        • 3NT: 10-14 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
          • 4♥: 3+♥
        • 4♣: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♣ |
        • 4♦: SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♦ |
        • 4♥: 6+♥ | Mild slam interest
        • 4NT: Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♥ or 6NT | Non-forcing
          • 6♥: Accepting invite with ♥ fit
          • 6NT: Accepting invite, usually with 2♥
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 4+♥ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
        • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4♥: Control showing cuebid.
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♥)
    • 2♠: Transfer to 3♣ | 0-7 | 6+ card minor (♣ OR ♦)
      • 3♣: Responder will pass or correct to 3♦
        • 3♦: 0-7 | 6+♦ | To play
    • 2NT: 8-9 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
      • 3♥: good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
      • 3♠: good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
      • 3NT: good 16-17
    • 3♣: 6+♣ | Invites 3NT | Good 6+ card suit without side suit strength | Non-forcing
      • 3NT: Accepting invite. Usually based on a 3+ card ♣ holding.
    • 3♦: 6+♦ | Invites 3NT | Good 6+ card suit without side suit strength | Non-forcing
      • 3NT: Accepting invite. Usually based on a 3+ card ♦ holding.
    • 3♥: 6+ strong ♥ | Slam interest | Sets ♥ as trump, asks opener to cuebid
      • 3♠: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♣: Control showing cuebid.
      • 4♦: Control showing cuebid.
    • 3NT: 10-14 | No 4+ card major unless 4333
    • 4♦: TEXAS | 6+♥ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♥: 2+♥
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♥)
    • 4♥: TEXAS | 6+♠ | game sign-off or slam going
      • 4♠: 2+♠
        • 4NT: Blackwood (♠)
  • 2♣: 5+♣ | 11+ points
  • 2♦: 5+♦ | 11+ points
  • 2♥: 5+♥ | 11+ points
  • 2♠: MICHAELS | ♥ + a minor | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+ |
    • 2NT: Asks for minor
      • 3♣:
        • 3♥: 3+♥ | Invitational
      • 3♦:
        • 3♥: 3+♥ | Invitational
    • 3♣: 6+♣ | Non-forcing
    • 3♦: 6+♦ | Non-forcing
    • 3♥: 3+♥ | No game interest
    • 3NT: To play
    • 4♥: To play. Often preemptive.
  • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♦ | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
    • 3♣: Prefers ♣ | No game interest
    • 3♦: Prefers ♦ | No game interest
    • 3NT: To play.
    • 4♣:
    • 4♦:
    • 5♣: To play. Often preemptive.
    • 5♦: To play. Often preemptive.
  • 3♣: <10 hcp | 7+♣ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♦: <10 hcp | 7+♦ (occasionally 6)
  • 3♥: <10 hcp | 7+♥ (occasionally 6)
  • 3NT: To play
  • 4♣:
  • 4♦:
  • 4♥: To play. May be preemptive.
  • (1NT): Opps Bid
    • 2♠: MICHAELS | ♥+minor | At least 5-5 | Usually 6-10 or 15+
  • (2♣): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♦+♥ | At least 5-5
  • (2♦): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♥ | At least 5-5
  • (2♥): Opps Bid
    • 2NT: Unusual 2NT | ♣+♦ | At least 5-5
  • (2♠): Opps Bid